materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
is something that; is that which
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
(treasuring something by) never taking (it) off the premises
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
in case of; at that time; at this time
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
such; like that; in that way
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
being too late; losing one's final chance
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
remainder of one's life; one's remaining days; time left (to live)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level